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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 17
HOLD 1
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $182.33 DETAILS
HIGH: $215.00
LOW: $162.00
MEDIAN: $170.00
CONSENSUS: $182.33
UPSIDE: 17.77%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 3.5% above fair value
Current Price $154.82
Bear Case $123.13 20.5% downside ($123.13 - $154.82) / $154.82 = -20.5% $8.15 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $149.52 3.4% downside ($149.52 - $154.82) / $154.82 = -3.4% $8.15 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $175.90 13.6% upside ($175.90 - $154.82) / $154.82 = 13.6% $8.15 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
8.15$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 19.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $182.33 from 18 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $149.52 per share.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples